Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Omron Robotics and Safety Technologies, Inc. provides fixed and autonomous mobile robotics solutions for industrial applications. The Robotics Business Development Manager will drive robotics sales growth across an assigned Southeast territory by engaging customers and channel partners, advocating robotics technologies, developing tailored solutions, and supporting consultative sales activities.
Responsibilities
- Drive business growth within assigned territory; meet and exceed assigned sales goals
- Engage with customers to understand their unique challenges, requirements, and business objectives
- Build strong relationships with key stakeholders and decision-makers at end users and other channel partners
- Effectively engage our SI partners to deliver successful integrated solutions
- Act as a passionate advocate for robotics technologies, emphasizing their benefits and applications to current and future customers
- Stay abreast of the latest advancements in robotics and related technologies
- Effectively demonstrate software simulation and ROI calculations
- Conduct market research to understand industry trends, customer preferences, and competitive offerings. Share this information with Product Marketing
- Position the organization's robotics solutions effectively in the market
- Continually monitor and nurture sales opportunities, leveraging CRM and other Omron systems to make these opportunities visible and to accelerate closure
- Assess and filter opportunities as required to ensure customer success and the right fit with Omron goals and objectives
- Provide technical expertise during the sales process to address customer inquiries
- Conduct thorough needs assessments to identify opportunities where robotics can address customer pain points and enhance business operations
- Effectively communicate the value proposition of Omron robotics solutions to customers, leveraging Omron’s consultative LEAD selling framework
- Develop and deliver compelling presentations and demonstrations tailored to customer needs
- Collaborate with customers and field technical teams to design and vet opportunities through pilot programs, proof-of-concepts, and other assessments
- Provide regular reports and updates on the performance of robotics sales and business development activities
- Conduct market research to help position Omron technologies in their assigned territory to help drive market share growth
Skills
- * Minimum 5 years' experience in consultative sales with a focus on technical hardware and software solutions
- * Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in Engineering, Business, Marketing, or related fields
- * To conform with U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorization from the U.S. Government
- * Excellent communication and presentation skills
- * Strong believer who understands and advocates for the consultative solution-selling process
- * Ability to assess customer needs, translate needs to requirements, and align these requirements with technical solutions
- * Proven leadership skills – able to build trust with customers, drive innovation, and influence a team while aligning and executing the sales strategy
- * Data-driven with the ability to develop and “own” a clear and compelling sales strategy
- * Sales-oriented mindset with the ability to drive customer adoption of innovative technologies
- * Adaptability and a willingness to stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies
- * Self-aware and capable to understand impacts of decisions within the organization
- * Ability to inspire and coach a diverse engineering team to help provide successful customer experiences
- * Remote. Must be based in or near the Southeast sales region (Florida, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, Virginia, and West Virginia)
- * Prior experience selling robotics solutions is strongly preferred, together with an in-depth knowledge of current robotics technologies and their use by industrial customers
- Experience with one or more of the following product categories is a plus: motion control (servos, drives, controllers and motors), PLC/HMIs (hardware, software and interfaces), components (sensors, relays and switches), safety (light curtains, controllers, sensors and e-stops), machine vision systems, and auto ID (barcode and RFID)
Benefits
- This position is also eligible for an annual performance-based bonus program.
- Remote role based in the United States.
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